Occupation: Dreamland (2005)

Directed by

Ian Olds

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a company of American soldiers stationed in Fallujah, Iraq in early 2004. It shows their daily patrols and conversations with Iraqi civilians, alongside their own interviews about the war.

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What happens

Occupation: Dreamland is a "grunt's-eye view," 2005 documentary film focused on a company of the 1/505 of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fallujah, Iraq, in early 2004. It is directed by Ian Olds and Garrett Scott. The title comes from the nickname of the base, Camp Volturno, on the outskirts of Fallujah. The American soldiers housed there called the place "Camp Dreamland." The film includes interviews with US soldiers, footage of their patrols in Fallujah, as well as interviews with Iraqi civilians. Garrett Scott died of a heart attack at age 37 in 2005, days before Occupation won the Independent Spirit Award. Ian Olds has written and directed several short fiction films and a documentary about journalists in Afghanistan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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